Police warning after holiday blitz

Police are urging drivers to slow down as Easter school holiday figures show the North Coast Region - which includes Moreton Bay - was one of the state’s busiest.

Operation Yankee Easter Break started on April 3 and runs until next Monday, April 27, but Police have released data from the first two weeks.

From April 3-16, Police issued more than 10,600 traffic infringement notices across Queensland with 4000 related to speeding.

More than 75,000 roadside breath tests (RBT) and 1800 roadside drug tests (RDT) have detected more than 1200 “impaired drivers”.

North Coast Region topped Queensland’s police regions from April 3-16 with 16,831 RBTs returning 133 offences - 7494 were from Moreton District returning 45 drink drivers.

North Coast was third behind Southern (467) and Brisbane (344) with 325 RDTs but had most drug drivers on 154. Moreton District has 93 RDTs and 50 drug drivers.

The North Coast Region was also second for Total Traffic Infringements with 2117 - 611 in Moreton District - behind Brisbane (2815), but top of Speeding Infringements on 947.

Data is preliminary and may be subject to change as officer reports are finalised and police are continuing high-visibility patrols during this high-traffic period.

“We will not accept the level of road trauma and will keep taking strong action to protect Queensland families and restore safety where you live,” Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said.

Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman added: “Every life lost on Queensland roads is one too many and ensuring our officers are visibly patrolling our roads and enforcing our road rules deters dangerous behaviours.”

“We are reminding Queenslanders that operational activities will continue this week, with police also patrolling school zones and enforcing speed limits.”